Top Canuck sitting 23rd. Mitch Bailey (Canada) had a mechanical on the line and is off the back

11:07 am

On the rock garden the rain has made the top plateau very slippery. Most of the riders are walking the top or taking the chicken run. First through was Anton Stepanov (Russian Federation), then Maximilian Vieider (Italy), Julian Schelb (Germany), Roger Walder (Switzerland), Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands), Skyler Trujillo (United States Of America)

Lap 1

As they head out onto there first full lap, Julian Schelb (Germany) is leading followed by Maximilian Vieider (Italy) at 5 sec. Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) 3rd at s.t.. Roger Walder (Switzerland) 4th at 6 sec, Anton Stepanov (Russian Federation) 5th at 9 sec